1911 E3 - Patrick Friel
From The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever by Tristan Ettleman
March 18, 2026 · 1h 20m · Season 13 · Episode 3
About this episode
Patrick Friel discusses his selections of non-narrative and experimental films from 1911.
Patrick Friel, educator and programmer, is very interested in non-narrative and experimental film. Therefore, his five selections totally fit into those designations (well, with one semi-exception), but each of them offer totally different visual experiences and intentions. Patrick is currently an Adjunct Professor of Instruction at Columbia College Chicago and has previously taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was also the former Program Director at Chicago Filmmakers and the Festival Director and Programmer of the Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival. Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your top five for 1911! Films and resources mentioned: Little Nemo (1911) - Winsor McCay and J. Stuart Blackton I.P. Müller (1911) - Peter Elfelt The Carrot Caterpillar (1911) - unknown The Two Obadiahs (1911) - unknown Technical Color Tests (1911) - Luca Comerio Eureka (1979) - Ernie Gehr Quo Vadis (1913) - Enrico Quazzoni Cabiria (1914) - Giovanni Pastrone L’Inferno (1911) - Francesco Bertolini, Giuseppe de Liguoro, and Adolfo Padovan Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) - Winsor McCay The Centaurs (1921) - Winsor McCay The Municipal Hospital - A Boy…
People in this episode
Host: Tristan Ettleman
Guest: Patrick Friel
Topics covered
- experimental film
- non-narrative film
- visual experiences
- film education
- film programming
Keywords
- 1911 films
- experimental film
- non-narrative
- film education
- Patrick Friel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Columbia College Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Filmmakers, Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival
Books & works: Little Nemo, I.P. Müller, The Carrot Caterpillar, The Two Obadiahs, Technical Color Tests, Eureka, Quo Vadis, Cabiria, L’Inferno, Gertie the Dinosaur
More episodes of The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever
- 1913 E1 - A Milestone Year? · June 10, 2026 · 5 min
- 1912 E7 - The Ol' Power Players Hang in There · June 3, 2026 · 5 min
- 1912 E6 - Paul (PT) Klein · May 27, 2026 · 1h 8m
- 1912 E5 - Stephen Horne · May 20, 2026 · 47 min
- 1912 E4 - Marsha Gordon · May 13, 2026 · 57 min
- 1912 E3 - Alison Strauss · May 6, 2026 · 43 min
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